Submit Expression of Interest for setting up Community Radio Stations in Bihar

To bridge the socio economic gap between the marginalized and mainstream strata of society, Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission (BMVM) invites Expression of Interest to hire qualified agencies to set up of Community Radio Stations in Bihar. Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission is an autonomous body under Department of Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe Welfare, Government of Bihar.
The organisations expressing their interest for setting up station must be a not for profit and serving the community for more than three years. To be eligible to respond to expression of interest, organisation should have a minimum annual turnover of Rs. 25 lacs in the last three consecutive years and have an understanding of educational, developmental, social and cultural scenario of Mahadalit communities.
The Community Radio Stations will be set up at 8 linguistic centers across the state targeting Mahadalit community with special focus on youth, elders and women.. Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission has mandate of setting up 15 Community Radio Stations and is already supporting seven NGO/CBOs to set up these community based radio stations.
The selection of the organizations will be based on the ‘technical’ and ‘price’ bid. Therefore, the interested organisations may submit their Expression of Interest to ‘Managing Director, BMVM, CM Secretariat, 4, Deshratna Marg, Patna, Bihar’. The last date for submitting Expression of Interest is July 02, 2015.